June 30, 2005
Shazzang!
Robert Smigel is a genius. Behold Shazzang!...June 29, 2005
Kong is Coming
Peter Jackson, Jack Black, Billy Elliot, dinosaurs and a giant ape. Count me in. The new trailer looks pretty good....Noel Gallagher on Live 8
Oasis’ Noel Gallagher is quite an arrogant prick, but I somehow always find myself laughing whenever he’s quoted....June 28, 2005
Stella on Comedy Central
Stella premieres tonight on Comedy Central. If you can’t wait, the channel’s website has the show’s first episode online....June 26, 2005
Power to the (Undead) People
This weekend I caught George Romero’s Land of the Dead. This was supposed to be the filmmaker’s triumphant return to the genre he created, movies about zombies. Who don’t like zombie movies?! The past few years have been very, very good to us zombie fans. 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead and the balls-to-the-wall, ass kicking remake of...June 23, 2005
David Brent
BBC’s version of The Office is one of the all time great TV shows. If you haven’t seen it, do yourself a favor and rent it. Both seasons and the special are available on DVD. Here is a link to my pick for the funniest piece of physical comedy in TV history. Click here to see our good friend...June 23, 2005 3:42 PM | 5 Comments
Two months until Fantasy Football
When I’m out and about people will come up to me and ask, “Hey The Chuck, How did you get so awesome at Fantasy Football?!! Tell me your secrets.” I reply to them, “If I did share my very complicated drafting system with you, you wouldn’t understand it. You’re just not smart enough. Instead I will offer you this...June 20, 2005
Father's Day
My Dad is a pretty good guy. Many of my friends know him as a generous man whose refrigerator is always filled with cold beer. This weekend he hosted a fantastic Father’s Day celebration. My gift to him this year was a fancy set of Boca balls. My Irish brother-in-law Adam, unfamiliar with Boca, doubted my explanation of the...June 20, 2005 10:32 PM | 3 Comments
Say hello to my little friend!
Jason was in Milwaukee Friday night. He and I went to the Times Cinema for the 11:00pm showing of Brian DePalma’s Scarface. It’s been at least 15 years since I last saw it. A couple of thoughts: The chainsaw/drug-deal-gone-wrong scene wasn’t as shocking as I remember. The finale struck me as being pretty ridiculous. I tried to count the...June 20, 2005 2:19 PM | 1 Comments
The Saturday Morning Golf Club
Bryan, Dan, Andy and I have been meeting early every Saturday morning for 18 holes of golf since the beginning of summer. I’ll be the first to admit that my level of play during the first couple of weeks could be best described as “atrocious”. It pleases me to report that I’ve been able to shave quite a few...Casual piracy
Here’s an interesting story about Sony’s attempt to combat music piracy. I can’t imagine this will make iPod users very happy....June 14, 2005
Ohka-li-dokaly
Congratulations to Japanese pitching sensation Tomo Ohka. Acquired by the Brewers last Friday in a trade that sent Junior Spivey to Washington, Ohka pitched his first major league complete game shutout tonight. He was pitching for the first time as a Brewer....June 7, 2005
Red Stripe Guy
I love this guy. He preaches responsibility when drinking, champions reggae music and suggests that by merely holding the Red Stripe bottle, ugly people become beautiful. Hooray Red Stripe Guy! Hooray Beer!...Reality Television
To quote Chance the Gardener, “I like to watch”. I’m a big channel flipper. After work, i’ll come home, get comfortable on the couch and start flipping. Whenever I come across a reality show, i’ll usually stop to check it out. My problem is that I get hooked on these shows (there’s so many of them) and get suckered...June 5, 2005
Q101 Block Party
Jeff, Jason and I spent Friday night at Q101’s Block Party in Chicago. The musical lineup (Hot Hot Heat, Interpol and Queens of the Stone Age) was outstanding. With tickets for a mere 20 bones each, it was a great value too. Unfortunately, these types of festivals are made affordable through sponsors like Budweiser. So, it was Bud Light...June 2, 2005
I'm Yo Wurst Nightmare
Rambo is coming back, baby. It’s 1985 all over again. If only Charles Bronson were available for another Death Wish movie....June 1, 2005
McQueen on TCM
Turner Classic Movies and American Movie Classics are fantastic channels. You’re almost always guaranteed to find something interesting on. For example, tonight TCM is airing a new documentary, Steve McQueen - The Essence of Cool. They’ll also be running a few of his movies over the next couple of nights: Bullitt tonight, The Great Escape tomorrow, and The Magnificent...June 1, 2005 5:16 PM | 2 Comments
My New Phone
A few weeks back, my cell phone started to crap out, so I upgraded to the Sanyo MM-5600. It’s awesome. The phone is a camera, video camera, mp3 player and a media player that runs tv shows and music videos. Anyway, i’d like to share a few pictures i’ve taken on the camera. Bryan’s Memorial Day Boca Injury Dan...Mothly Archives
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